Variable-speed mechanism.



G. D. HAYDEN.

VARIABLE SPEED MECHANISM;

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1909.

Patented Dc. 6,1910.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1909.

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I GEORGE D. HAYDEN, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES R. HUNT, or New BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

VARIABLE-SPEED MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. HAYDEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVariable-Speed Mechanism; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to variable speed mechanism for transmitting power from a driving to a driven shaft or other rotary member. A

The object of the invention is to provide an improved and simplified construction and arrangement of power transmitting mechanism which may be adjusted to secure any desired ratio between the speeds of the drivin and driven members.

To this end the invention consists in the combinations and features of construction and arrangement hereinafter described and referred to in the claims.

The variousfeatures of the invention will be readily understood from aninspection of the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of a variable speed mechanism embodying the various features of the invention, the section being taken on line l1, of F ig. 4; F igs. 2 and 3 are details of theratchet clutch forming a part of the transmission mechanism; Fig. & is a horizontal sectional view through the axis of the driving and driven shafts; Fig. 5 is a sectional detail through the crank and connecting plate, taken on line 5-5, Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view partly in section showing a of the mechanism for varying the speed ing the operation of the mechanism.

In the mechanism shown motion is trans-' mitted from a driving shaft to a driven shaft through an adjustable driving crank or eccentric carried by thedriving shaft, and connected to impart oscillatory movements to a series of driving members which are arranged about the axis of the driving shaft, and are connected with the driven shaft through gearing or devices constructed and arranged to transmit motion to the shaft when the oscillatory driving members are moving in one direction, and to allow the oscillatory drivingmembers to move idly when moving in the opposite direction.

The driving shaft 1 is mounted in a bearing 2 at one end of the casing 3, and is provided on its inner end with a radially extending head 4. A radially adjustable slide 5 is mounted on the head 4 and carries the crank 6, through which motion is transmitted from the driving shaft to the oscillatory driving members which are connected with the driven shaft. The oscillatory driving members, in the construction shown, comprise clutch members 7 arranged in a circular series about the axis of the driving shaft 1, and mounted to turn freely on the shafts .8. Three driving members 7 are shown arranged symmetrically about the axis of the driving shaft, but it will be understood that the number of driving members ma be increased and varied as may be found' esirable in order to secure the best results.

Each oscillatorydriving member 7 is connected with the crank 6 by means of'a link 9,

one end of which is connected with the crank, and the other end of, which is connected to an arm 10 extending radially from one end of the driving member. The inner ends of the links 9 may be connected with the crank by direct engagement therewith, or in any other suitable manner. It is pre-' the disk 11 for connecting the links with the crank is held from rotation upon its axis as the crank revolves by connecting the disk with a slide 12 guided in a vertical slot 13 which is formed in a horizontally movable head 1.4. The disk is connected with the slide 12 by means of two pins 15, one of which also forms the pivotal connection between the inner ends of one of the links and ferred, however, to connect the inner ends the disk 11. -The head 14 is secured upon a red 16'which is mounted to slide horizontally in bearings formed in the casing 3. The connections between each of the oscillatory driving members 7 and the driven shaft 17 are so constructed that they willv act to transmit motion to the driven shaft when the oscillatory driving members are moving in one direction, and will permit the .oscillatory members to move idly 1n the opposite direction. In the construction shown,

' 1 these connections comprise a gear 18 secured mittin connection,

tion of the shaft oscillatory movements will .35 be imparted to the clutch members 7 through upon the driven shaft and engaged'by pinions 19 secured upon the shafts 8. Each shaft 8 is alsoprovided with a cylindrical flange 20 adapted, to cotiperate with a series of clutch pawls or shoes 21 carried by the driving members 7. The flanges 20, driving members 7 and clutch pawls 21, constitute one form of ratchet clutch through which motion may be imparted to the driven shaft the connections between each of said clutch members and the crank 6. At any given time during the rotation of the driving crank shaft, the shaft 17 will be driven by that clutch member 7 which is being moved forward or in its drivin direction at the highest speed, and the clutch members 20 corresponding to the other clutch members 7 will rotate freely withrelation to said clutch members. Each. of the oscillatory driving members will therefore act successively in transmitting motion to the driving shaft, and a substantially constant speed in one direction 'will be imparted tothe shaft.

The speed and amplitude of the oscillatory movements imparted to the driving members 7 and therefore the speed of the driven shaft 17 maybe readily varied by varying the radial dlstance of the driving crank 6 from the axis of the driving shaft.

In order that the speed of the driven shaft may be readily and conveniently varied, means is provided for adjusting the crank carrying slide 5, and this means is preferably so arranged that the. adjustments of the crank may be 'made without interrupting.

the operation of the mechanism. In the construction shown, the crank carrying slide is provided with a nut 23 which is engaged by a screw rod 24 mounted in the hea 4. The

26 formed on the inner end of a hollow shaft 27 which extends through the driving shaft 1, and isprovided with a second beveled gear 28 near its outer end. The gear 28 is engaged by a beveled gear 29 secured to the inner end of a short shaft 30 which is mounted in a bracket 31'secured to the outer end of the driving shaft. The other end of the shaft 30 carries a pinion 32 which is engaged by a pinion 33 secured to the outer end of-a second shaft 34 mounted in the bracket 31. 'The otherend of the shaft 34 carries a pinion 35 which engages the teeth of a cylindrical rack bar 36. The cylindrical rack bar is uided andsupported within the hollow shai t- 27 and in a bearing 37 arran ed-beyond the outer end of the driving shaft. The outer end of the rack bar is engaged by a gear 38 secured upona shaft 39 which also carries an operating handle i0. During the rotation of the driving shaft the pinion 35 rotates around the rack bar 36, and the teeth of the gear are in continuous engagement with the teeth of the rack bar. Whenever it is desired to vary the position of the crank 6, this may readily be done without interfering with the operation of the mechanism by turning the shaft 39 and thus moving the rack bar 36 forward or back, as the case may be. The longitudinal movement of the rack'ba r'rotates the ear 35, and through the connections descri ed,

turns the adjusting screw 24 to vary theposition of the crank 6 with relation to the axis of the driving shaft. By moving the crank 6- radially inward toward the axis of the driving shaft, the speed of the driven shaft 17 may be reduced, and by suitable adjustment of the crank any desired sipeed may be imparted to the driven shaft om zero .to the maximum speed for which the mechanism is designed. 1 f

Vhile it is preferred to employ substantially the specific construction and arrangement of devices shown and described, it will be understood that thisspecific construction and arrangement of the device is not essential except so far .as specified in the claims, and may be 'modified and changed without departing from the broader scope of the invention. I

Having explained the nature and object of the invention, and specifically described one form of mechanism in which it may be embodied, what I claim is 1. A variable speed mechanism having, in

combination, a rotary driving! member, a

Adriven member, a series of oscillatory driving members arranged around the axis of the rotary driving member and connected to drive the driven member in one direction, and means for transmitting motion from the rotary to the oscillatory driving members 'r-mnbination, a oscillatory driving members arranged in a comprising a driving crank, a plate mounted upon one end of the driving crank, a slide for guiding the movement of the plate, and connections between the plateand the oscillatory driving members,substantially as described.

' 2. A variable speed mechanismhaving, in combination, a rotary drivin member,a driven member, a series of oscillatory driving members arranged around the axis of the rotary driving member and connected to drive the driven member in onedirection, means for transmitting motion from the rotary to the oscillatory driving me'mbers comprising a driving crank, a plate mounted upon one end of the drivin crank, a slide for-guiding the movement 0 the plate,.con-

-nections between the plate and the oscillator driving members, and means for adjusting the position of the 'driving crank to vary the speed of the driven member, substantially as described.

3. A variable s ed mechanism having, inriving crank, a series of members and the driven member for transmitting motion to the driven member in one dlrectlon, and means for achustmg the'driv- 'ing crankcomprising a screw rod, a crankcarrying slide mounted thereon and means for rotating the screw rod during the opera tion of the machine \vhereby'the speed of the driven member may be varied, substantially as described.

4. A variable speed mechanism, having, in combination, 'a driving crank, a series of oscillatory. driving members, arranged around the axis of the crank, a plate on the crank, means for connecting the plate and each of the oscillatory members and means for preventin the rotation of the plate, substantially as described.

GEORGE D. HAYDEN. Witnesses CHARLOTIE B. CHASE, CHARLES MITCHELL. 

